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View of Elephant Rocks.

Elephant Rocks

Island Cliff

For a nice walk, a bit of bouldering or both, head to Elephant Rocks. Sculpted by wind and rain, these funky outcrops give visitors a glimpse of the limestone that make the Waitaki Valley’s terroir so unique.

Close up of Donna Demente painting.

Grainstore Gallery

9 Harbour Street

Not quite a gallery or a studio, Grainstore is an emporium of local artist Donna Demente’s larger than life paintings and sculptures and the ephemera that informs them. Climb up the stairs and be immersed in her creative world.

View of bedroom at Poshtel.

Poshtel

126 Thames Street, Oamaru

Poshtel has to be one of the most unique accommodation options around New Zealand. In keeping with one of Oamaru’s most notable personality traits, Steampunk, it’s filled with antiques and relics. The fascinating, grunty decor is paired with conscious design details which put this hotel into a league all its own: quirky yet luxurious.

3 wine bottles on top of a wine barrel.

River-T Estate Wines

5292a Kurow-Duntroon Road, RD6k, Kurow

River-T Estate vineyard and tasting room has the ‘largest selection of Waitaki wine in the world’. Sit inside or amongst the rows, sip a glass and get stuck into any of their locally sourced platters.

Exterior view of Steampunk HQ victorian building.

Steampunk HQ

1 Humber Street

The epicentre of Steampunk culture where interactive art comes to life in a way that’s fun, spooky, antique and futuristic all at once. Steampunk enthusiasts from far and wide, travel to Oamaru to play the metagalactic pipe organ, check out the doomsday clock and more.

Old artefacts on a dresser and land yacht at The Terraces with table in foreground.

The Terraces

13 Wansbeck Street

Local, Kevin Murdoch, restored this building and filled it with historical relics and an art studio. Pop in for a chat with Kevin and the other artist in residence, Al Bell - this is something of an alternative visitors’ centre.

The glamping area.

Valley Views Glamping

161 Domett Road, Otiake

Glamping with sweeping views of the Waitaki Valley, and hosts who know its every nook and cranny including the best summer swimming holes. Honeymoon, stay-cation, reunion, whatever the occasion, it’ll be best had here.

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